Showing and Hiding Tracks

The Mix and Edit windows are linked in terms of which tracks are shown or hidden. However, the Score Editor window and MIDI Editor windows are all unique in terms of which tracks are shown or hidden. For example, hiding a specific track in the Edit window also hides it in the Mix window, but not in the Score Editor or MIDI Editor windows. Also, hiding a specific track in a MIDI Editor window hides it only in that MIDI Editor window.

To hide a track, do one of the following:

Click the Track Show/Hide icon in the Track List.

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In the Track List (or on the track channel strip), Right-click the track name and select Hide (or Hide and Make Inactive if the track is active and you also want to make the track inactive).

 

Shown track icon in the Track List

 

Hidden track icon in the Track List

To show a track that is currently hidden, do one of the following:

Click the Track Show/Hide icon in the Track List.

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In the Track List (or on the track channel strip), Right-click the track name and select Show (or Show and Make Active if the track is active and you also want to make it active).

To show all tracks:

Click the Track List menu and choose Show All Tracks.

You can also show all tracks by Option‑clicking (Mac) or Alt-clicking (Windows) the Show/Hide icon of any track that is hidden.

To hide all tracks:

Click the Track List menu and choose Hide All Tracks.

You can also hide all tracks by Option-clicking (Mac) or Alt-clicking (Windows) the Show/Hide icon of any track that is shown.

To reorder tracks on-screen, drag the track names to new positions within the Track List or in the Mix or Edit window.

To show a range of tracks:

1 Select a range of hidden tracks in the Track List.

2 Click the Show/Hide icon of hidden track at the top of the Track List.

3 Shift-click the Show/Hide icon of hidden track at the bottom of the selection.

All tracks that occur between the first track selected and the last track will also be selected.

You can also select a range of tracks by moving the cursor to the left of the track names so the Marquee appears, and dragging around the track names you want to select.

To show or hide a range of tracks in the Track List with the Marquee:

1 Move the cursor to the left of a track name until the Marquee with a small “+” symbol appears.

2 Click on the track in the list and drag up or down over the Show/Hide icons (to show or hide the track and the tracks immediately above or below it).

To show or hide non-contiguous tracks:

Click the Show/Hide icon for the tracks you want to show or hide.